Renew the Zoo capital campaign exceeds $3 million goal!
The Delmarva Zoological Society embarked on an ambitious capital campaign to build three important projects at the Salisbury Zoo: an Animal Health Clinic, the William E. Morgan Environmental Center, and a new exhibit called Discover Australia.
Thanks to generous support from corporations, foundations, the state of Maryland, the city of Salisbury, and many private individuals, we have raised MORE than $3 million to help Renew the Zoo!
There are still opportunities to get involved in the campaign, and ways for your family, corporation or foundation to receive recognition for that gift. To learn more, contact Development Director Cathy Bassett at (443) 735-9577n or email her at cathybas@gmail.com.
Thanks to generous support from corporations, foundations, the state of Maryland, the city of Salisbury, and many private individuals, we have raised MORE than $3 million to help Renew the Zoo!
There are still opportunities to get involved in the campaign, and ways for your family, corporation or foundation to receive recognition for that gift. To learn more, contact Development Director Cathy Bassett at (443) 735-9577n or email her at cathybas@gmail.com.
How are we Renewing the Zoo?
We are building a new, state-of-the-art Animal Health Clinic to treat sick or injured animals, and provide quarantine space for new animals arriving at the Zoo.
When our Andean bear needed dental surgery in 2009, the Zoo had to perform the operation outside in the bear exhibit because it lacked adequate indoor space. The Animal Health Clinic is an important part of retaining accreditation from the AZA. To learn how you can help fund the Animal Health Clinic, go HERE.
When our Andean bear needed dental surgery in 2009, the Zoo had to perform the operation outside in the bear exhibit because it lacked adequate indoor space. The Animal Health Clinic is an important part of retaining accreditation from the AZA. To learn how you can help fund the Animal Health Clinic, go HERE.
The new William E. Morgan Environmental Center will be built on the site of the current, aging Visitor's Center. The zoo desperately needs to update that facility and create a space that will serve as an educational and environmental center for the zoo. This new building will house the Zoo's reptile and amphibian collections (snakes, frogs, salamanders, turtles), along with other small animals such as spiders and insects.
The building itself will follow the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council as the guidelines for its design. These guidelines recommend using green or recycled products wherever feasible and innovative energy designs. We envision a place where thousands of children each year will have the chance to learn about their natural world and inspire a whole new level of environmental awareness.
It will offer an interactive nature lab where visitors can view and experience native and non-native species. To learn how you can help fund the Environmental Center, click HERE.
The building itself will follow the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council as the guidelines for its design. These guidelines recommend using green or recycled products wherever feasible and innovative energy designs. We envision a place where thousands of children each year will have the chance to learn about their natural world and inspire a whole new level of environmental awareness.
It will offer an interactive nature lab where visitors can view and experience native and non-native species. To learn how you can help fund the Environmental Center, click HERE.
Our Renew the Zoo campaign will help bring an entirely new exhibit of animals from the land down under - Discover Australia!
This is a Wallaby - a smaller version of a kangaroo. Like kangaroos, they are marsupials or pouched mammals. Wallaby young are born tiny, and immediately crawl into their mothers' pouches where they continue to develop after birth -- usually for a couple of months.
Young wallabies, like their larger kangaroo cousins, are called joeys. Even after a joey leaves the pouch, it often returns to jump in when danger approaches. Wallabies are typically small to medium-sized mammals, but the largest can reach 6 feet from head to tail. They have powerful hind legs they use to bound along at high speeds and jump great distances. When wallabies are threatened by predators, or when males battle each other, they may also use these legs to deliver powerful kicks.
This is a Wallaby - a smaller version of a kangaroo. Like kangaroos, they are marsupials or pouched mammals. Wallaby young are born tiny, and immediately crawl into their mothers' pouches where they continue to develop after birth -- usually for a couple of months.
Young wallabies, like their larger kangaroo cousins, are called joeys. Even after a joey leaves the pouch, it often returns to jump in when danger approaches. Wallabies are typically small to medium-sized mammals, but the largest can reach 6 feet from head to tail. They have powerful hind legs they use to bound along at high speeds and jump great distances. When wallabies are threatened by predators, or when males battle each other, they may also use these legs to deliver powerful kicks.
Many different birds are found on the continent of Australia. You may recall the song about kookaburras in the old gum tree. In our exhibit you'll be able to laugh along with the kookaburras' raucous calls.
A variety of parrots are also native to Australia including the lorikeet, shown here, and the common budgerigars (parakeets). Our walk-in aviary will give visitors an up close look at these birds, and will feature feeding stations to allow visitors a hands-on experience with these animals.
You can still help us fund Discover Australia! Go HERE to read about funding opportunities for your family or business.
A variety of parrots are also native to Australia including the lorikeet, shown here, and the common budgerigars (parakeets). Our walk-in aviary will give visitors an up close look at these birds, and will feature feeding stations to allow visitors a hands-on experience with these animals.
You can still help us fund Discover Australia! Go HERE to read about funding opportunities for your family or business.
